On February 20, representatives of the Thanh Hoa Department of Health said that the unit had received a report from Ngoc Lac General Hospital on the reception and treatment of 13 cases suspected of poisoning due to eating dragon fish eggs (ornamental fish).
Previously, at about 7 pm on February 19, at a family in Kim Chi village, Ngoc Lien commune, Thanh Hoa province, 13 people ate dragon fish eggs together. A few minutes later, one person appeared with symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and was taken to the commune health station for first aid, then transferred to Ngoc Lac General Hospital.
Through examination, doctors determined that many people were at risk of being affected, so they requested the family to take the remaining 12 people to the hospital for monitoring and treatment.
By February 20, the patients' health had stabilized and they were discharged from the hospital.
According to a representative of the leadership of Ngoc Lien Commune People's Committee, as soon as the incident was grasped, the local government propagated and advised people to be cautious when using food, especially strange foods, in order to avoid similar incidents.
Regarding the incident, on February 20, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) issued a document requesting the Thanh Hoa Department of Health to urgently verify and clarify the cause.
